Chapter 82 Trust in His Character
As soon as Wen Kehao left, Su Leyan frowned and became serious, immediately stepping forward to carefully check on Wen Zhiming's condition.
Meng Lingge had already dismissed the servants, leaving only herself and Princess Anshun. Seeing Su Leyan frowning and remaining silent, Meng Lingge said softly, "I have already informed my mother about the matter of the prince being infected with the Gu worm. As for the prince's current condition, Doctor Su, please speak frankly."
“I told the Crown Princess before that the lifespan of a Gu worm is only a dozen years at most. If it dies inside the host, the host will also die. Now that the Crown Prince is healthy, the fact that he is coughing up blood for no reason means that the Gu worm has become diseased and is affecting the Crown Prince, which is why he is coughing up blood.” Su Leyan’s expression was solemn.
"Why so fast? What should we do? Does Doctor Su have any ideas?" Princess Anshun was so anxious that she was fidgeting with her handkerchief.
Meng Lingge had already guessed this before, and now she felt heartbroken.
Su Leyan had previously told her that the lifespan of the Gu worms was only a dozen years or so. She calculated that there should still be a few years left, but in just two or three months, the young master was coughing up blood so severely.
She helped Princess Anshun sit down, her gaze falling worriedly on Wen Zhiming. "At this rate, how much longer does the young master have?"
A hint of sadness flashed in Su Leyan's eyes.
"At most six months. The young master coughs up blood once every ten days or half a month now. After a month or two, it will become once every three to five days, and eventually it will become two or three times a day. Then he will be exhausted and beyond saving."
"So fast?" Princess Anshun's eyes were filled with panic, and she felt extremely heartbroken, not knowing what to do for a moment.
"Mo'er is still so young, Lingge is still so young..."
Knowing they had something to say, Su Leran said in a low voice, "I have already told the Crown Princess about the method to expel the Gu worms. The Princess and the Crown Princess need to discuss it as soon as possible. The Gu worms have already entered a pathological state, and the longer it is delayed, the more difficult it will be to expel them."
"If needed, I may stay at your residence."
Meng Lingge had previously invited Su Leran to stay at the Prince's Mansion, but Su Leran, who was used to her freedom, politely declined.
Meng Lingge didn't know why Su Leran suddenly changed her mind, but for her, it was exactly what she wanted.
"That would be perfect." Meng Lingge stood up, escorted Su Leran to the door, and gave instructions to those outside.
"Chunhong, take Doctor Su to the guest room. Also, send two people to Yun Shen Pavilion to fetch Doctor Su's luggage, and get anything else that's missing."
"yes."
Chunhong responded and left with Su Leyan.
Meng Lingge closed the door and returned to Princess Anshun's side. Both of them looked somewhat sad.
“Mother, I had something to discuss with you today, but my husband had an accident, which is why I haven’t been able to come until now. The people I sent to Lanyu Kingdom to investigate the Gu worms learned that my father had fallen off a cliff and disappeared for three months ten years ago, and no one knows where he spent those three months or who rescued him. Are you aware of this, Mother?”
Princess Anshun was still grieving when Meng Lingge asked her about it. Although she didn't know how it was related to Wen Zhiming's illness, she still thought carefully and said, "Yes, it is true. The prince told me that he was rescued by farmers from Lanyu Kingdom. In order not to cause trouble for his saviors, he concealed this matter."
Meng Lingge nodded and said, "It was a farmer from an enemy country who saved Father King. It makes sense that Father King concealed his benefactor's condition. It's just a coincidence that the Emperor summoned Father King back to recuperate at that time, and it was during the one or two months that Father King was recuperating that my husband had his accident."
Princess Anshun stood up abruptly: "Lingge, do you suspect the Prince? No, the Prince and I are often separated, and our relationship is indeed not very good. But Mo'er is his legitimate son. Even tigers don't eat their cubs, and the Prince is an upright and kind person. He would never do such a thing."
Although she had not received a reply from Prince Anshun, which made her anxious, she never suspected that Mo'er was harmed by the prince.
She had indeed had disagreements with her husband and had hurt her feelings, but she could absolutely trust his character.
Meng Lingge took Princess Anshun's hand. "Mother, I also believe that Father wouldn't do such a thing, but isn't all of this a bit too coincidental? Perhaps Father didn't know about this either. What I mean is, could it be that Father offended someone at the time, so that person didn't hesitate to chase him all the way to the capital and target his only legitimate son? Or perhaps this person wanted to get something from Father, so they harmed my husband to threaten him."
Princess Anshun patted Meng Lingge's hand, then let go and walked to the bedside, looking at Wen Zhiming thoughtfully.
"What you say is somewhat plausible. I remember that when the Prince was recuperating at home, he was often absent-minded and preoccupied. That's why he thought of going to the most famous Laiyin Temple to offer incense and pay respects to Buddha. It was this trip that turned my intelligent Mo'er into this listless and mentally deranged state."
"The prince won't tell me the reason, and I don't know what he went through back then. Now he's not replying to letters either, and we'll have to wait until he returns to the capital to find out what happened. We can wait, but Mo'er can't. Whatever the reason, I must save Mo'er."
Princess Anshun sat down on the edge of the bed, carefully pulled the blood-stained cloak from Wen Zhiming's arms, placed Wen Zhiming's hand in her palm, and took Meng Lingge's hand with her other hand, placing it on top of hers.
“Lingge, Doctor Su just said that Mo’er only has a maximum of six months to live. Your mother is reluctant to part with her son, and you are reluctant to part with your husband. Your mother wants to take a gamble. If we are well prepared and have a plan in advance, we might be able to expel the Gu worms and save Mo’er.”
Princess Anshun's gaze was resolute: "Even if the King of Hell wants to take him, we will snatch him back."
The prince was so focused on the battlefield that he didn't even care about Mo'er's affairs.
It's alright, Mo'er still has his mother, the concubine. A mother will never abandon her child. Not to mention, Mo'er now has a wife with whom he has a deep affection.
"Lingge, are you willing?"
Meng Lingge knew that what Princess Anshun had said about taking a gamble was the last method Su Leran had given her.
The Gu worms in the body coexist with the host's flesh and blood, and are connected to the host's mind, sharing joy and anger. If the host experiences betrayal and abandonment by everyone, or great sorrow and grief, the Gu worms may sense that the host's heart is dead and may leave the host's body on their own initiative.
No matter how well this method is prepared, it still requires Wen Zhiming to experience betrayal and abandonment by everyone, and great sorrow and grief, which makes it difficult to guarantee that Wen Zhiming will not encounter any accidents.
Furthermore, Su Leran also stated that this method has never actually been implemented and its effectiveness cannot be guaranteed.
But now, looking at the starry sky of hope in Princess Anshun's eyes, and at Wen Zhiming's frail body, she simply couldn't bring herself to say no.
This method may not necessarily work, but it is their only hope right now.
Meng Lingge looked back at Princess Anshun, her eyes as black as lacquer.
"I do."
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